Cnemaspis kawminiae, or Kawmini's day gecko, is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka, described in 2019 from Nuwara Eliya.[1][2]
| Cnemaspis kawminiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. kawminiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis kawminiae | |
Etymology
editThe specific name kawminiae is named in honor of Hadunneththi Kawmini Mendis, who is the mother of Suranjan Karunarathna.[2]
Taxonomy
editEcology
editThe species was discovered from a granite cave in Mandaram Nuwara, closer to Pidurutalagala Mountain, Nuwara Eliya.[2]
Description
editSnout-to-vent length is 33.7 mm in adult male and 35.2 mm in adult female.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Cnemaspis kawminiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Cnemaspis kotagamai, C. dissanayakai & C. kawminiae • Three New Species of Day Geckos (Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from Isolated Granite Cave Habitats in Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- 1 2 Karunarathna S; de Silva A; et al. (2019). "Three new species of day geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from isolated granite cave habitats in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Journal of Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (2): 323–354.